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Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a medication used to treat several conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, some skin conditions (especially photosensitive ones) and others that involve inflammation.

A regular eye examination is an important health check for everyone. You should have an eye test every two years or as often as recommended by your optician, even if you don’t have any problems with your sight.

What is an OCT scan?

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows your optician to identify subtle changes over time, such as changes in the vitreous (the jelly-like substance that fills the eye), the retina and the macula.

What is fluorescein angiography?

A fluorescein angiography (FA) is a way of studying what is happening at the back of your eye. The blood in your body flows through tiny blood vessels. It helps the doctor see exactly where the blood vessels are in your eye, their size and any problems they might have. This helps the doctor make a diagnosis.

If you have an inherited macular condition, or your child has been diagnosed, you may be confused and worried about what this means for your family.

Dry age-related macular degeneration

Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a slow deterioration of the cells of the macula, often over many years. Currently, there are no approved medical treatments for dry AMD, but research is going on around the world, including projects funded by the Macular Society. See more information below on what is in the works.

The health care system can be difficult to navigate and you might not know the best person to talk to in order to get the right help. Here you can read about the different roles of the people you’ll encounter, and who can help.

Generous people like you are Helping Beat Macular Disease.

Together we will Beat Macular Disease

Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK. It ruthlessly steals the sight of children and adults alike, and right now there is no cure.